Result: Halifax
| TOP THREE PARTIES AT A GLANCE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 41.8% |
| Conservative |  | 33.2% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 17.9% |
| Swing: 3.3% from LAB to CON | ||
| IN DETAIL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Party | Votes | % | +/- % |
| Linda Riordan | Labour | 16,579 | 41.8 | -7.2 |
| Kris Hopkins | Conservative | 13,162 | 33.2 | -0.6 |
| Michael Taylor | Liberal Democrat | 7,100 | 17.9 | +3.3 |
| Geoffrey Wallace | British National Party | 2,627 | 6.6 | +6.6 |
| Thomas Holmes | National Front | 191 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Majority | 3,417 | 8.6 | ||
| Turnout | 39,659 | 61.1 | +3.3 | |
KEY SEAT
| POLITICAL MAKE UP OF YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| 2001 RESULT FOR HALIFAX | ||
|---|---|---|
| Labour |  | 49.0% |
| Conservative |  | 33.8% |
| Liberal Democrat |  | 14.6% |
| Others |  | 2.6% |
